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Jessica Conditt / Engadget: 15 mins ago

A look at indie game publishing in the 1990s at Apogee, GodGames, id, and Epic, which used a shareware-style model that became a foundation of modern publishing

Paul Sawers / VentureBeat: 80 mins ago

The BBC releases first beta of Beeb, its English language voice assistant, to UK Window Insider members, with an ability to understand a range of UK accents

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac: 1½ hours ago

Early build of iOS 14 points to the addition of an offline, built-in translator in Safari and possible full support of Apple Pencil input on websites

Salvador Rodriguez / CNBC: 2½ hours ago

Twitter appoints board member Patrick Pichette as chairman of Twitter, replacing Omid Kordestani; Pichette previously served as Google CFO from 2008 to 2015

New York Times:

On a call with Facebook employees Tuesday, Mark Zuckerberg stood firmly behind his decision to leave up President Trump's inflammatory posts

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Ina Fried / Axios:

After discussing the lack of action on Trump's posts with Mark Zuckerberg, civil rights leaders say they are “stunned by Mark's incomprehensible explanations”

Kate Conger / New York Times:

Trump's executive order on social media is facing its first legal challenge, from the Center for Democracy and Technology, filed in DC's US District Court

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Malathi Nayak / Bloomberg:

In an ongoing censorship case filed against YouTube by LGBTQ creators, Trump's DOJ asked a judge not to declare Section 230 unconstitutional

James Vincent / The Verge:

As Blackout Tuesday posts fill Instagram feeds, many say they are drowning out vital information shared under the BLM and BlackLivesMatter hashtags

Nilay Patel / The Verge:

AT&T says HBO Max will be excused from AT&T's mobile data caps via its “sponsored data” program, while competing services like Netflix and Disney+ will not

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac:

Early build of iOS 14 points to the addition of an offline, built-in translator in Safari and possible full support of Apple Pencil input on websites

Jordan Novet / CNBC:

Zoom Q1: revenue of $328.2M, up 169% YoY, 265K customers with 10+ employees, up 354% YoY, projected Q2 revenue nearly double expectations, down 3% after hours

Aaron Tilley / Wall Street Journal:

Rivals say Microsoft used sharp-elbowed tactics to push Teams during the pandemic, deploying 50 staffers to work with NYC's school district to replace Zoom

Taylor Hatmaker / TechCrunch:

Facebook introduces its Manage Activity tool, an easier way to delete or archive old posts in bulk

New York Times:

The Trump administration says it will open an investigation into taxes on digital commerce that have been adopted or proposed in nine countries and the EU

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Blockchain journalism startup Civil is shutting down following its failure to find substitute financing after losing its major source of funding, ConsenSys

Ina Fried / Axios:

Cisco says it is postponing the online version of Cisco Live, its major customer event that was scheduled to start Tuesday, amid ongoing protests across the US

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